The Gray Lady Weighs In

Bowden hasn't been told if he can exceed the $41 million payroll with which the Expos opened last season, but baseball officials have estimated that the Nationals will take in at least $100 million more in revenue than the Expos did. That should give Bowden a little more to play with.

$100 million might be conservative. But they're missing the bigger question--is JimBo really the guy you want to be playing with that money?